All posts by Jeff Berman
Fox’s Zupan: UHD Blu-ray’s Off to ‘Promising’ Start
Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray had a “promising launch at retail” and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment remains committed to strongly supporting the format with titles, Brian Z... More
Adobe Sees Growth Opportunities in Primetime, New and Expanded Product Offerings
Adobe continues to be “bullish” about its growth prospects thanks, in part, to new products and services, as well as continued enhancements to its Adobe Primetime multiscreen T... More
Analysts: Xbox One S’s UHD Blu-ray May Not Be Game Changer
The fact that Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One S video game console will feature an Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc drive and cost $299 for an entry-level model when it arrives in... More
Microsoft Garage’s Legato Touts Importance of Experimentation, Collaboration
Experimentation and collaboration are the keys to success when an organization is trying to innovate, according to Anne Legato, chief communicator at the Microsoft Garage, a projec... More
TV Experts: VR, OTT Latest Ways Interactivity’s Evolving
TV interactivity keeps evolving as new technologies and services — including virtual reality (VR) and over-the-top (OTT) offerings — are introduced to viewers, executives said ... More
My Eye Media’s Reyes: Promising Initial Feedback for STORM Platform
Initial client feedback to My Eye Media’s new digital Storefront Testing and Online Retail Monitoring (STORM) platform has been “very positive,” Juan Reyes, the company’s c... More
E3: Microsoft Adds 4K, HDR to Xbox One
Microsoft unveiled a new, slimmer version of its Xbox One console that adds Ultra High-Def (UHD) 4K movie viewing capability and high dynamic range (HDR), while also disclosing tha... More
AMC CEO: Streaming Impacts TV Show Premiere Timing
The increasing popularity of streaming video is one key reason why there’s been such a dramatic shift in the timing of major TV show premieres, including more programs than ever ... More
Box CFO: Growth Opportunities in Box Zones, International Business
Box expects that its expansion into new content management offerings, including Box Zones, and a widening footprint outside the U.S. will allow the company to continue growing its ... More
NeuLion’s Saffron Digital Acquisition Creates Strengthened TV Everywhere Player
NeuLion’s purchase of Saffron Digital will create a merged digital video service provider of more than 600 employees in North America and Europe, with a strong presence in multip... More
Adobe’s Burke: Connected Assets Improve Content Creators’ Productivity
The shift from traditional boxed software to connected assets that are available on desktop computers, as well as mobile devices, has significantly improved the productivity of co... More
Film Mode President: DVD’s Decline had Significant Impact on Indies
The significant decline in DVD’s popularity has impacted the entire movie industry, but it’s had an especially huge effect on the indie film space, according to Clay Epstein, p... More
HITS Panelists: Digital Disruption’s Happening Across Multiple Industries
The massive changes that are happening as a result of digital technology are being felt across multiple industries, from media and entertainment companies to the education sector, ... More
IDEO Designer: Thinking Like a Designer Can Help Media, Tech Companies
Amid the ongoing, revolutionary changes that are being seen in the media and technology sectors, it would be in the best interest of those who work in those industries to start thi... More
Girls’ Lounge CEO: Collaboration’s the Key to Business Success, Gender Equality
Collaboration is the key to success in the technology industry and other business sectors, as well as to achieving true gender equality, Shelley Zalis, CEO and founder of The Girls... More
Dolby CFO: Company Sees Growing Opportunity for it in Mobile Sector
Dolby Laboratories sees a “very good opportunity” for it in the mobile space, CFO Lewis Chew said at the B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference in Los Angeles May 25. Use of th... More
Verizon CEO: There’s ‘Pent-Up Demand’ for VR
There’s “pent-up demand” around virtual reality (VR), Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said during a May 24 keynote presentation at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology,... More
Comcast CFO: Strong Film Franchises, Olympics, X1 Key Company Drivers
Strong film franchises, NBC Universal’s broadcasting of the upcoming Summer Olympics, and continued strength of Comcast Cable’s X1 interactive TV platform are among the key rea... More
VR Expected to Have a Strong Presence at E3
Virtual reality (VR) is expected to be among the main stories on both the hardware and software fronts at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) June 14-16 in Los Angeles, v... More